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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1895
Page
10
A long fragment describes a sexual assault on a female passenger in a railway carriage. The narrative details the woman’s appearance and actions, with the writer recounting witnesses and the alleged sequence of events during the journey. The piece includes sensationalized descriptions of the victim and portrays the alleged perpetrator.
A fragmented travelogue vivid with Ireland's emerald fields and cities. The narrator describes landscapes near Dublin Limerick and Woolton or similar places, notes the Emerald Isle’s greenery, rail travel, and a wartime frame with mentions of constabulary and military readiness amid a textured, personal reminiscence.
A traveler recounts a chaotic journey from a crowded compartment to Dublin landmarks. He describes grim city scenes, the He used phrases and voices from a bustling rail ride, noting the GPO, Park monuments, and the Boyne river. Details mix travel memories with vivid, rough humor and stray observations.
The writer details late mail boats at Queenstown, dock ease on the River Liffey, and a Dublin to Belfast rail passage. He recalls an Ohio river steamer disaster and a Belfast view of the city, noting Irish hospitality, geography spottings, and a Belfast coming city claim as the train travels toward home.
Lieu tenant Commander Brown retired Navy executive director of the Inter Continental Railway Commission visits Kingston and Anak in West Virginia. He discusses silver policy and presidential prospects, praises modernizing the navy, and notes surveys for the 4500 mile Inter Continental route from Mexico to Bolivia with Guatemala line openings and plans toward a Washington staffed future.
Washington June 15 The article reports a western mine owners and eastern capitalists pooling about 50 million dollars in silver bullion to back free coinage advocacy. The plan aims profits up to 200 million, with stock around 70 cents, funded by a multi-state campaign and a national push via conventions and Congress. London Redcar boiler blast kills six, injures twenty. Butte W A Clark rejects ticket with Cleveland in any event, opposing the Democratic stance. Associated Press signs long-term leased wire contracts with Macon Telegraph and Columbus Enquirer Sun, leaving Southern AP.
In Kanawha Valley near Winifrede on June 15, Alex Mitchell fatally shot Frank King after a quarrel over remarks about King's sister. Mitchell fled. doctors say King cannot recover. Regular summer shutdowns loom in Elwood affecting 1,000 workers. Also, Baltimore collector H A Dahillell collapsed and died in his Crissie port office.
Special telegram from Mannington reports Hartman Company purchasing the interests of Greenlee and Forst in the Hartman Greenlee and Forst fire. The deal involves up to four hundred thousand dollars and is described as the most valuable oil property outside the South Penn holdings. Standard Oil’s hold remains, and the new owners plan to drill several new wells in the summer. Also notes Steubenville well update and Grafton Memorial Day observances with local organizational participation.
The Philadelphia Press reports an old English dungeon unearthed during demolition behind a pickle factory on Spruce Street. Likely 200+ years old, it housed short term confinement cells and a large chimney, with portions possibly used for brief prison purposes or court use.
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